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Bahamas vs Canada: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 100 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Bahamas
bhs
Leads on 36 of 100 metrics
Canada
can
Leads on 55 of 100 metrics

Summary

Comparing Bahamas and Canada: Bahamas leads on Oil Imports (70,990) against Canada (1.09); Bahamas leads on Major Urban Areas Population (280,000 people) against Canada (6.37 people); Bahamas leads on Oil Consumption (35,000) against Canada (2.21). Across 100 compared metrics, Bahamas wins on 36 and Canada wins on 55.

  • Communications: 5 metrics compared
  • Economy: 43 metrics compared
  • Environment: 6 metrics compared
  • Geography: 5 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 23 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 4 metrics compared

Communications

5 metrics
Metric🇧🇸 Bahamas🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)94.82 %★93.96 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 95% (2023 est.)percent of population: 94% (2023 est.)
Radios215,000★32.3
Televisions67,000★21.5
Waterwaysnone3,000

Economy

43 metrics
Metric🇧🇸 Bahamas🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country42.76M $47.01B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars19.15B $2.59T $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)4.5 %★1 %
Coal Revenue00.08★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)4.25 %★3.2 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)6.3 % of GDP10.8 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index59.179.6★
Electricity Consumption1.65522.2★
Electricity Exports073.35★
Electricity from Fossil Fuels100★23
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants056★
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels09★
Electricity from Other Renewables012★
Electricity Imports02.68★
Electricity Installed Capacity577,000★143.5
Electricity Production1.78649.6★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)104.41 USD per capita311.6 USD per capita★
Gross Fixed Investment29.9★22.1
Gross National Saving11.420.8★
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)12.5 %★0 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)0.4 %★2.4 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)0.7 % of GDP2 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption48,020★124.4
Natural Gas Exports083.96★
Natural Gas Imports48,020★26.36
Natural Gas Production0159.1★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves02.06★
Oil Consumption35,000★2.21
Oil Exportstransshipments of 41,610 bbl/day (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 841.93
Oil Imports70,990★1.09
Oil Production03.48★
Oil Proved Reserves0175.2★
Population Below Poverty Line9.3 people★9.4 people
Public Debt73.761.3★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)3.4 USD★1.5 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption20,040★2.45
Refined Petroleum Products Exports01.12★
Refined Petroleum Products Imports19,150405,700★
Refined Petroleum Products Production02.01★
Remittances0.4★0
Revenue from Forest Resources0.010.08★
Taxes and Other Revenues16.2★13.8
Unemployment Rate8.5 %6.5 %★

Environment

6 metrics
Metric🇧🇸 Bahamas🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)113,557-12.14M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions2.99★585.85
Continental Shelf200200
Population Distributionmost of the population lives in urban areas, with two thirds living on New Providence Island where Nassau is locatedvast majority of the population lives in a discontinuous band within approximately 300 km (186 mi) of the southern border with the United States; the most populated province is Ontario, followed by Quebec and British Columbia
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country0 Cubic meters per year370 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources700★2.9

Geography

5 metrics
Metric🇧🇸 Bahamas🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization1.43 %★0.16 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)39.890.43★
Agricultural land130 sq. km559,597.6 sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)3,542 km202,080 km★
Irrigated Land109,045★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇸 Bahamas🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Rule of Law Index by Country56.99 %87.73 %★
Administrative Divisions31★10
Independence10★1
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇧🇸 Bahamas🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Diabetes Deaths Per 100,000 (Age-Std)45.513.33★
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)8.9★7.7
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)7.1 % of GDP11.2 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate1.3 %NA
Hospital Bed Density2.7 people/sq km★2.6 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)76 %12 %★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)31.6 %29.4 %★
People Living With HIV/AIDS4,700NA
Underweight Children Under 5NANA

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇧🇸 Bahamas🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)2,00072,000★

People and Society

23 metrics
Metric🇧🇸 Bahamas🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Currently married (Percent)39.77 %50.95 %★
Life expectancy at birth80.11 years85.29 years★
Median age of population35.65 years40.75 years★
Population Change2,272.7 persons437,571 persons★
Population density75.52 per sq. km4.46 per sq. km★
Total population404,782 persons40.51M persons★
Birth Rate (%)13.1 %★9.12 %
Death Rate (%)5.44 %★7.75 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)2.7 % of GDP4.9 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age107,433.1 persons9.19M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate237,100★22.87
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days94.5 days★
Major Urban Areas Population280,000 people★6.37 people
Mean Male Height (cm)172.75178.09★
Military Service Age and Obligation18★17
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization82.54 %★76.27 %
Physician Density1.9 people/sq km2.82 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate1.08 %★0.73 %
Total deaths3,193.3 persons★326,297.8 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)55.26 %75.87 %★
Total fertility rate1.36 per woman★1.3 per woman
Total net-migration1,164.7 persons406,485.5 persons★
Under-five mortality rate12.08 per live births4.43 per live births★

Transportation

4 metrics
Metric🇧🇸 Bahamas🇨🇦 CanadaShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)4.6★1.96
Airports541,459★
Civil Air Travel11636★
Heliports9506★

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